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Route 76 in Howell County will be reduced to one lane with a 8-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance.
The section of roadway is located between Business 63 (Main Street) and West Valley Street in Willow Springs.
Weather permitting,...
A Eunice man is in Texas County Jail after a March 28 shooting left a mother of three dead. Joshua Goodchild, 43, faces a charge of first-degree murder among other felonies in the slaying of his sister-in-law, Nikki Goodchild.
"This is a tragic case. I pray for comfort for the family and...
A West Plains woman spent less than 24 hours in Howell County Jail after she was arrested in possession of more than 235 grams of methamphetamine, 204 capsules of heroin/fentanyl, and 8 grams of cocaine. Amanda J. Jones, 37, faces two class A narcotics trafficking felonies and a class C...
Longtime aldermen for the City of Willow Springs, Susan Rackley and Troy Yonker, received recognition for their service on the Board of Alderman at their final meeting in service of the city on March 31.
City Administrator Beverly Hicks gave a speech honoring Rackley's 18 and Yonker's 10 years...
Final update at 9:30 p.m. with announcement of Willow Springs R-4 School Board winners
Update at 9:15 p.m. 100 % of precints in Howell County are reporting. 2,887 ballots cast in Howell, 103 in Texas County, 59 in Douglas County for the WS R-IV School Board,
Update at 8:45 p.m. 92 % of precints in...
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Voters turned out in force Friday night to attend a candidate forum at Grimes Auditorium. Candidates for both Ward I of the Willow Springs Board of Aldermen and the Willow Springs R-IV School District were on hand to answer questions both from the evening’s audience and those submitted in advance...
With the election less than a week away, candidates for the two open spots on the West Plains City Council gathered at Wages Brewing Company for a Q and A, moderated by Ozark Radio News.
Hotly contested is the seat of Jessica Nease, who has served as Councilwoman for 6 years. Despite winning...
Governor Mike Parson announced that Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook, Inc., will locate a nearly one million-square-foot data center in Kansas City, investing more than $800 million and supporting up to 100 jobs. The data center, a first of its kind in Missouri, is expected...
The Missouri Conservation Commission gave final approval to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) at its March 25 open meeting on regulation changes that will extend current furbearer hunting and trapping seasons for abundant furbearer species. The extension comes in response to...